This blog is affiliated with a course at the School of Journalism & Electronic Media at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I'll try to use it to share relevant news and information with the class, and anyone else who's interested.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Future of Small-Scale Radio

A new research report has been issued on the achievements and potential of small-scale (community) radio; The study finds that such services tend to be highly valued by their listeners, offering a local identity, quirky entertainment, and hyperlocal information. While the study focuses on small-scale radio in the U.K., the lessons are appropriate for any hyperlocal/"small scale" media project.
The full study report can be found at http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/radio-research/smallradio.pdf